I've got a new segment on the show! it's called Alice Gets Her Life Together. Once a month I'm going to take on a personal finance task that I keep putting off and share what I learn with Reema and the audience! You can hear it here! www.marketplace.org/episode/2026...

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

There are so many talented, curious, hardworking people who want to be journalists and can’t be, and it really puzzles me that so many of the very few remaining jobs in this industry go to people who seem completely averse to actually writing and reporting.

I love that I don't have to have an opinion on Lindy West's marriage!!!!

As a proud ProPublica alum I am disappointed to see how management is burning goodwill with their excellent staff and dedicated readers. The Guild's demands are reasonable and will ensure that PP produces excellent work for years to come.

NEW: 92% of unionized staff @propublica.org voted to authorize a strike if management does not agree to a fair contract that includes guardrails around the use of AI. ✊ You can stand with @propublicaguild.org by donating to their strike fund! newsguild.org/unionized-st...

if you need some delight today might i suggest this episode of TIU ft. @joshgondelman.bsky.social and @alisonleiby.bsky.social they answered questions about money and friendship!

ICE agents detained a Texas father trying to deliver milk to his infant daughter in the neonatal intensive care unit, disregarding his status as a DACA recipient. trib.al/BOeMew3

down so bad i'm asking my partner if they wanna go pick up our adderall perscriptions together

UN rights office says more than 36,000 Palestinians forcibly displaced in a year due to Israeli settler, army violence.

A new policy went into effect at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill : the University can record a class without the permission or knowledge of the instructor. "Students will self-censor if they know that their words in class can be recorded by administrators.” —UNC - Chapel Hill AAUP

I love this organization and hope management can come to the table with a real willingness to reach a deal. Like all of us at ProPublica, I would much rather be focused on doing the journalism than negotiating our first contract.

I love this episode!!

extremely fun episode of the podcast ft. Sarah Hagi!!!

Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.

it's finally happening...this is uncomfortable is BACK with weekly episodes. we released two today as a special treat! the first is about the never ending quest for "enough" www.marketplace.org/episode/2026...

"The sweeping study... found that using AI in education can 'undermine children's foundational development' and that 'the damages it has already caused are daunting.'" They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity. www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

Gooood morning Bluesky! We're working on an advice column featuring @samsanders.bsky.social on the topic of money and dating! Do you have a sticky dating situation that you want Sam and Reema's take on? Send it to [email protected], we'll keep you anonymous!

sometimes i remember that the j6er i reported on taught her oathkeeper friends how to play magic the gathering the federal prison using cards her boyfriend hand drew for them and i'm reminded of what a bizarre country this is

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From North Carolina Health News: The case raises questions about employee background checks, repeat safety violations and the state’s reliance on residential psychiatric treatment facilities for vulnerable children. www.wunc.org/term/news/20...

We are prepping for a end of year listener comments show on "Make Me Smart"... How did you feel about the economy this year? What was the biggest news story of 2025 in your opinion? What are you looking forward to in 2026? www.marketplace.org/shows/make-m...

If there is any non-nefarious justification for refusing to admit something is AI generated, I haven't heard it.

The number of people reporting they are working part-time because they can't find full-time work ("part-time for economic reasons") jumped by about 900k from September to November.

told a doctor about how typing too much at work gave me tendon issues that mean for the past two years I have had to wear wrist braces for all my typing tasks and she was like, "hopefully AI means you have to do less of that!" noooo that is not the answer to workplace injuries please

this is going to be my line when AI inevitably comes up at the dinner table this holiday season

no one deserves this more than kelsey!!!

Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars. She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:

Is your friend pressuring you to spend $$ on their small business? Are you getting petty Venmo requests from your wealthiest friend? Trying to figure out how to break the news that you can't afford your annual girls trip? Send us your questions! [email protected] okay love you bye

TIU is doing an advice column on the subject of money and friendships. In a sticky sitch w a friend? Send your questions to [email protected]. We will keep you anonymous! AND!! @joshgondelman.bsky.social and @alisonleiby.bsky.social will be the advice givers!

what if I told you that famously good friend @joshgondelman.bsky.social will be answering your questions?? send 'em in to [email protected]

we're working on an advice column all about friends + money, send some q's our way! I'm thinking-- how to tell a friend you can't afford to be in their wedding, awkward venmo interactions, feeling pressure to support a friends business, etc. DM me or send to awilder at marketplace dot org!

NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find: - NONE of the arrested were criminally charged - NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists." - ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.

years ago I was in talks to work on a Conde podcast and never moved forward because of this! their record of anti-union action was a huge turn off. solidarity with the journalists there who were doing their jobs and looking out for their co-workers.

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

Student journalists in Appalachia! 🚨 PAID writing opportunity before end of the semester: 100 Days in Appalachia is assembling a series of dispatches on the biggest issues facing campuses. Pieces are short, not as heavy a lift reporting-wise. Email [email protected] & I'll share info.

Breaking News: North Carolina state senators approved a new congressional map that could give Republicans an extra seat. The state House is expected to pass it.

We're working on an episode about neurodivergence and personal finance? Have you paid the ADHD tax? Racked up credit card debt while manic, or felt anxiety drive your purchases? Send a voice note of your story to awilder at marketplace dot org and you might hear it on the show.

can confirm...cousins, if you're reading this expect homemade gifts!!

Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social

The claim that the flooding in Alaska is not being covered is spreading and is incorrect. bsky.app/profile/smi....

ICE agents blocked an ambulance that was trying to take an injured protester to hospital. "We are still not being allowed to leave by ICE officers.” an EMT said on radio When driver tried to get out, an agent yelled, "DON’T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU" www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

unfortunately if we want another good taylor swift album we're going to need another global pandemic this is so embarrassing for her

If you want to understand open adoption, it makes sense to start with birth parents—yet studies of them are few. 2+ yrs ago, I began talking w/ birth mothers to try to understand what living in an open adoption is like for them, and what rights or options they might have if challenges were to arise.

first good news I've heard on this site in a month let's GOOOOOO

ft. my triumphant return to acting as Flight Attendant!!!

it's raining outside...candle lit...norah jones playing...making a spreadsheet and it's not even 11am yuuup